# addictive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈdɪktɪv/ · frequency rank #12,722

## Definitions
1. Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
2. Enjoyable, so that one comes back for more.
3. Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.

## Etymology
First attested 1914. Addiction in modern sense is first attested 1906, in reference to opium. There is an isolated instance from 1779, with reference to tobacco.

## Easily confused with
- **additive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addictive-vs-additive)
- **adjective** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addictive-vs-adjective)
- **addiction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addiction-vs-addictive)
- **addicting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addicting-vs-addictive)

## Common misspellings (11)
`addcitive`, `addicctive`, `addicitve`, `addictiev`, `addictivve`, `addicttive`, `addictvie`, `additcive`, `adictive`, `adidctive`, `dadictive`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/addictive